Page 70 of Knight’s Absolution

She hissed and fought harder.

Gunner searched the street below. Nothing—

The road moved, it was a small movement, like heat waves wriggling up from the hot pavement. Only it wasn’t hot, the sun had been down for hours. He was there, right below them, Gunner would bet his life on it.

“Down there,” he called to his brothers.

Zenon, Laz, and Chaos instantly fell away, going after Azel. Kryos stayed at his side, sword drawn.

“D-don’t let me go,” Luna begged, sobbing hard. “Please don’t let me go.” Bloody tears ran down her face as she continued to fight to get away. Her mind and body were at complete odds, and it was tearing her apart.

Gunner growled and spun her in his arms, so her chest was pressed to his. He gripped the back of her head and shoved her face against his throat. “Fight it. Drink from me, now,” he bit out.

She cried out again, and her body went stiff in his arms a moment before she exploded into action, fighting harder than before. “I can smell it. I can smell his blood.”

The fucker had opened a vein down there, trying to get her to go to him—that was the only explanation. Well, two could play it that way. Gunner’s claws extended, and he sliced one of the razor-sharp tips across the side of his throat.

Luna stilled instantly, and he didn’t give her time to think. He cupped her head again and put her mouth right there, right over the cut he’d made. She latched on immediately.

Zaps of pleasure shot through him as she drew deeply, desperately. He banded his arms around her, groaning when she struck and buried her fangs into his skin.

Her hot, slick tongue worked his vein, arms tight around his neck, her legs lifting to lock around his waist. She moaned loudly as she drew from his vein and ground down on his hard cock at the same time.

“I’m getting her out of here,” he called to Kryos.

His brother whistled down to Chaos to get his attention, then signaled that they were leaving. Gunner flew as fast as he could, getting her away from Azel. No, they hadn’t seen him, but he’d been there. He’d fucking been there.

Luna ground against him again, and Gunner’s hand dropped to her ass to stop her before he fucking blew in his jeans, but instead, as soon as his hand landed on her soft round ass, he squeezed. Luna’s head lifted then, lips red and swollen, gaze heavy and filled with unmistakable lust.

His cock throbbed. “Luna…”

Her mouth smashed down on his, arms locked around his neck, and she kissed the fuck out of him. He could taste her mixed with his blood. It wasn’t bad, it was…good. But then anything that was mixed with the taste of his female was ambrosia to him.

His arms tightened around her as she rubbed up on him frantically, whimpering and moaning. It was the hardest thing he’d ever done, but he gently pulled her back, kissing her once, twice more.

“Need to see where we're going, love, to get us home.”

Her hair was windblown and wild from fighting him, her cheeks pink from his blood and being turned the hell on. Yeah, fuck, he could smell how hot she was.

Then she confirmed it.

“Please, I need…something. I ache between my thighs. I’m so hot and swollen. I’m…” Her cheeks darkened. “I don’t know what’s happening, Gunner. What’s wrong with me?” Then she ground against the ridge of his hard-on again and moaned helplessly.

He fought for control. Fuck, he wanted her so badly his mind spun and his body throbbed. He pressed her mouth back to his vein. “There’s nothing wrong with you, love. What you’re feeling is natural, healthy. You need to come, Luna, and I’ll make sure you get there.”

Watching her come and not sink inside her would probably kill him, but he didn’t give a fuck about himself. Luna was all that mattered. He landed on the control room balcony. Kryos was still with them but staying back. Gunner strode out and down the stairs to his floor, taking her to his room. He needed her in his room, in his bed.

“What’s happening, Gunner?” she asked, still moving restlessly against him.

“What you’re feeling is sexual desire, love.”

She licked her lips. “All the times Azel had me I never felt like this,” she said, clueless to how her words affected him. Fucked with him.

His demon snarled, and Gunner couldn’t hold back his growl. “That’s because you didn’t want him.” Because he was taking advantage of her when she was vulnerable. Because Azel was a sick fucking piece of shit who needed to be put the fuck down.

He carried her into his room and kicked the door closed behind them.

Luna lifted her head. “I feel this…this desire all the time when I’m with you. That means I want you…like that, doesn’t it?”